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Times Square bomber update

An image of terror suspect Faisal Shahzad is seen on a TV screen as US Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Deputy Director of the FBI John S. Pistole and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly hold a briefing regarding the investigation into the Times Square attempted bombing, in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010.
An image of terror suspect Faisal Shahzad is seen on a TV screen as US Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Deputy Director of the FBI John S. Pistole and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly hold a briefing regarding the investigation into the Times Square attempted bombing, in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010.
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Times Square bomber update
Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad has admitted that he traveled to the Waziristan region of Pakistan for explosives training, and a member of a militant group with Al Qaeda ties has been arrested in Pakistan in connection with the failed plot. At the same time, the Obama administration has ordered airlines to step up efforts for screening passengers after Shahzad boarded a flight to Dubai despite being added to a no-fly list earlier that day. Larry Mantle gets the latest on the alleged bomber and the investigation.

Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad has admitted that he traveled to the Waziristan region of Pakistan for explosives training, and a member of a militant group with Al Qaeda ties has been arrested in Pakistan in connection with the failed plot. At the same time, the Obama administration has ordered airlines to step up efforts for screening passengers after Shahzad boarded a flight to Dubai despite being added to a no-fly list earlier that day. Larry Mantle gets the latest on the alleged bomber and the investigation.

Guests:

Tina Susman, LA Times reporter covering the story from New York

Randy Parson, Los Angeles FBI former Special Agent in charge of counter-terrorism

Larry Goodson, Director of Middle East Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College